2006 Opinions

12/22/06 - Propriety of a Judge Using Unspent Campaign Contributions (Those Not Spent or Committed for Expenditure as a Result of a Campaign) To Pay Attorney Fees Related to the Defense of an Ethics Complaint Against the Judge

11/13/06 - Propriety of District Court Staff Attorney Acting as a Temporary Family Court Master, Where the Staff Attorney is also a Law Clerk for, and is Supervised by, the Judge Who Will Review the Findings and Recommendations of the Staff Attorney in His Master Capacity

10/06/06 - Propriety of a Judge or Judicial Candidate Participating in a Parade as Part of an Entry Sponsored by a Political Party, Which Entry is Intended to Represent that Party’s Candidates for State and Local Office.

09/15/06 - Propriety of an Elected, Continuing Part‐Time Judge Representing a Party in Litigation in Another Court Which is Related to a Matter Which Was Heard and Decided by the Continuing Part‐Time Judge in His or Her Court.

09/01/06 - Propriety of a Judge, Who is Assigned to Manage and Hear Cases in a Complex and Specialized Area of the Law, Serving on the Educational Program Advisory Board for a Private, For‐Profit Business Organization Which, Among Other Things, Consults With Potential and Actual Litigants Concerning Claims Related to that Area of the Law, and Which Also Offers Educational Seminars for Professionals Involved in it, Including Attorneys and Judges.

08/22/06 - Propriety of a Candidate for Judicial Election, Who Is Not Serving in a Judicial Capacity on a Full‐ or Part‐Time Basis, Sponsoring, in the Name of the Candidate’s Campaign, a Fund‐Raiser for a Non‐Profit Organization Which Would Receive All of the Proceeds Raised.

07/21/06 - Propriety of a Candidate for Judicial Election, Who is not Serving in a Judicial Capacity on a Full or Part‐Time Basis, to Continue to Publish a Newspaper Column and to Appear in Media Advertisements, Neither of Which Directly Support His or Her Candidacy.

06/23/06 - Propriety of a Judge or Judicial Candidate Placing His or Her Name on the Website of a Political Party for the Purpose of Providing a Link to Website of the Judge or Judicial Candidate at which the Campaign Materials of the Judge or Judicial Candidate are Located.